- Random House bolsters its digital efforts by buying Seattle-based media firm Smashing Ideas (The Wall Street Journal)
- Perhaps the coolest kids’ play environments ever? (The Cool Hunter)
- In an age when almost everything is socialized, why should vending machines be any different? (The Blog Herald)
- Turns out, your favorite childhood book may say a lot about who you are today (Flavorwire)
- A lesson in sharing: US parents say a third of the apps on their phone were downloaded by their kids (Nielsen Wire)
- The director of Barbie marketing at Mattel explains the success behind the Barbie and Ken social media campaign (Mashable)
- MTV Networks chairman and CEO Judy McGrath is stepping down and there are no plans to replace her (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Netflix plays nicely with cable operators, says live TV isn’t its business (Advertising Age)
- Rumors continue to circle around a new Amazon tablet (Mashable)
- Nintendo drops Wii prices by 25%, looks to attract fresh consumers (PC World)
- Henson, 21 Laps, Fox and Oscar nominee Lisa Cholodenko in talks to bring Alexander picturebook to the big screen (Variety)
- The Jersey Shore spin-offs keep on coming, here’s The Situation (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Is The Hub’s stiffest competition Disney Junior? (Toy Directory)
- Video game giant Ubisoft launches film division (Variety)
- For the first time in 20 years, the number of US households with TVs has dropped (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Car-themed summer blockbusters rev up marketing efforts for the automobile industry (Advertising Age)
- Ironically, little girls may be the only ones not swept away by the royal wedding (Time)
- Food marketing to kids may see more restrictions in the US (The New York Times)
- For Fox, Paramount and Disney, YouTube’s movie rental plan reeks of piracy (Techland)
- Disney XD no longer In the Band (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Analysts predict the Android Market will house the world’s largest number of apps by this fall (TechCrunch)
- Apple gives a lesson to Western retailers on how to succeed in China (The Seattle Times)
- The kids from New Jersey and Justin Bieber help Viacom’s stock soar (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How broadcasters can adapt to the imminent future of TV (Mashable)
- Mattel ponders appeal while MGA preps Bratz for retail battle (Associated Press)
- Does Disney have another High School Musical on its hands? (The Wall Street Journal)
- For brands, the F-Factor (friends, fans, followers) is becoming increasingly important (TrendWatching)
- It’s official, Dish Network takes hold of Blockbuster for US$320 million (CNET)
- For film studios, the market for young-adult material and speculative fiction is picking up as franchises like Harry Potter and Twilight are winding down (The Wall Street Journal)
- Is Netflix stepping too far outside of its comfort zone with original content? (Fast Company)
- Canadian kids love their screens, reportedly spend 40 hours a week in front of video games, TV and Facebook (ParentCentral)
- Fox establishes an in-house writers studio dedicated to the development of emerging writers, new voices and original concepts (The Hollywood Reporter)
- In the wake of disaster, Japanese retailer Uniqlo launches tech-savvy pop-up shops (The Wall Street Journal)
- Amid dropping sales, will Nintendo’s new Wii 2 offer a silver lining of hope? (CNET)
- A whole new mobile gaming model is on its way in at the hand of a 20-year-old entrepreneur (Techland)
- Surprise. Mattel ordered to pay US$89 million to Bratz house MGA (The Wall Street Journal)
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